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School Notes Overview: |
The Childrens Center believe fostering development should be the aim of education - that each individual is unique and has his/her own temperament and learning style. The individual brings this uniqueness into each new experience and takes an active role in the process of learning. We learn through our actions and interactions with people and our environment. As teachers, we are also learners, testing out and perfecting our theories about how children learn and how we may best facilitate the process. We believe that the theories children construct about how the world operates (e.g. how blocks can be stacked to build a bridge, how to obtain a toy that someone else is using, and when to stop pouring milk so it won't spill) forms the foundation for more complex skills of reading, writing, mathematical, social and moral reasoning. Thus, we believe development can best be facilitated by giving children a wide range of opportunities to actively explore, manipulate, question, and discover. Our goals for the children are for them to develop positive self-esteem, to become self-initiated thinkers and discoverers and to have respect for themselves and others in the world in which they live. ...read more
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The Childrens Center |
| School Level |
Elementary school
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School Type |
Day Care Center |
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| School
Membership(s) |
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades Prekindergarten - Nursery School |
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County |
Cumberland County, ME |
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| Total
Students |
51 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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ME )
Elementary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
9% |
6% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Pre-K - 40 students | | Kind - 11 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
2 teachers |
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School |
(
ME )
Elementary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:26 |
1:10 *Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
n/a |
175 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
6 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
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- The Childrens Center believe fostering development should be the aim of education - that each individual is unique and has his/her own temperament and learning style. The individual brings this uniqueness into each new experience and takes an active role in the process of learning. We learn through our actions and interactions with people and our environment. As teachers, we are also learners, testing out and perfecting our theories about how children learn and how we may best facilitate the process. We believe that the theories children construct about how the world operates (e.g. how blocks can be stacked to build a bridge, how to obtain a toy that someone else is using, and when to stop pouring milk so it won't spill) forms the foundation for more complex skills of reading, writing, mathematical, social and moral reasoning. Thus, we believe development can best be facilitated by giving children a wide range of opportunities to actively explore, manipulate, question, and discover. Our goals for the children are for them to develop positive self-esteem, to become self-initiated thinkers and discoverers and to have respect for themselves and others in the world in which they live.
- Profile last updated: 01/30/2007
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| About This
Zip Code (
04103 ) |
| School
Zip (
04103 ) |
(
ME ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
29,135 people |
1,273,094 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
44% |
27% |
| Population Average
Age |
37 years old |
38.6 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.3 persons |
2.2 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$43,605 |
$38,027 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
5.5 rooms |
5.2 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
52 years old |
50 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (04103)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
58% / 42% |
61% / 39% |
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